Liam McAlear, Barrister, Solicitor & Notary Public
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"The law is a ass!"

We are not living in Thomas More's Utopia, where no one had to submit to laws that were, "too long for an ordinary person to read right through, or too difficult for him to understand."  We try to build a fair legal system, but it frequently appears like Jonathan Swift's "peculiar cant and jargon... that no mortal can understand" or Jeremy Bentham's lawyers "poisoning language in order to fleece... clients."  Although, the legal system is meant to bring civilization, it is often just as dangerous as wilderness.  No wonder the Treasurer of the Law Society of Ontario lamented the state of public perception of the legal profession.  As Mr. Bumble exclaimed in Oliver Twist, "The law is a ass -- a idiot!  If that's the eye of the law... I wish... that his eye may be opened by experience — by experience!”

The loss of confidence in the 
legal system is a serious problem.  Modest progress is costly both personally and financially.  However, the rule of law, honour and good faith do offer the possibility of solving legal problems appropriately.  I may not risk imprisonment, persecution, torture or assassination for you, but I will do my best to restore your faith.  My insight and experience work for you by upholding the highest moral principles and ideals of the legal profession: honestly advising you of your rights and obligations; simplifying rather than complicating; and helping you make informed decisions.

In addition to the Common Law, these are the statutes and regulations with which I can help you:
​Business Corporations Act (Ontario)
Canada Evidence Act
Canada Business Corporations Act
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Creditors' Relief Act
Commercial Tenancies Act
Child, Youth and Family Services Act
Children's Law Reform Act
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Courts of Justice Act
Criminal Code of Canada
Criminal Proceedings Rules for the Superior Court of Justice
Criminal Rules of the Ontario Court of Justice
Divorce Act
Employment Standards Act
Evidence Act (Ontario)
Family Law Act
Family Law Rules
Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act
Family Responsibility and Support  Arrears Enforcement Act
Fraudulent Conveyances Act
Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act
Highway Traffic Act
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Income Tax Act
Partition Act
Partnerships Act
Pension Benefits Act
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Provincial Offences Act
Rules of Civil Procedure
Rules of Professional Conduct
Succession Law Reform Act
Wages Act
Youth Criminal Justice Act

Know your legal rights and obligations.